Futabasha Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo) will release "Manken-domo Atsumare!", the latest bunko novel by Akutagawa Prize winner Chiyo Fujino, from Futaba Bunko on July 8 (Wed).

This work is an autobiographical youth novel that closely depicts the confusion of adolescence regarding sex and the comically poignant "love" of a co-educational boys' school in the early Showa 50s. Furthermore, for this bunko edition, a special contribution "Kyun" by Hiromi Kawakami is included at the end. Please enjoy it.

"Manken-domo Atsumare!" Synopsis

In the early Showa 50s, the 15-year-old "I" belongs to the manga research club at a co-educational junior and senior high school. I participate in a week-long summer camp for the manga club held in a mountain bungalow. Who put the note in my luggage that read, "Let's definitely sleep together at the D Bosatsu Pass camp. From Onii-sama"? A summer's events recalled 35 years later. An autobiographical youth novel by an Akutagawa Prize winner that closely depicts the confusion about sex and the comically poignant love of adolescence.

(The title was changed from "D Bosatsu Pass Manken Summer Camp" for the bunko edition).

"Henshu-domo Atsumare!", an autobiographical work novel that can be considered a sequel to this work, is also on sale!

The youth spent in the manga club during junior and senior high school days depicted in this work leads to the autobiographical work novel "Henshu-domo Atsumare!", where the author later works as a manga editor at a publishing company. It is a full-length novel that depicts the author's journey from manga editor to her debut as an Akutagawa Prize winner, offering a glimpse into her origins.

Two autobiographical novels by an Akutagawa Prize winner, which resonate with the joy and strength of having something to love from the bottom of one's heart, are now available. We invite you to immerse yourself in their world on this occasion.

Special preview of "Henshu-domo Atsumare!", a sequel to the latest release "Manken-domo Atsumare!", is available here.

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Book Information

Title: "Manken-domo Atsumare!"

Author: Chiyo Fujino

Label: Futaba Bunko

Release Date: July 8, 2026

Price: 803 yen (tax included)

Title: "Henshu-domo Atsumare!"

Author: Chiyo Fujino

Label: Futaba Bunko

Release Date: September 10, 2020

Price: 869 yen (tax included)

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